. Railway mechanical engineer . 1-in. heat-treated bolts, instead ofthe usual cellar bolts, pulled tightly against the cellar tokeep the box parallel. The brasses are in three pieces, thetop or crown piece and two side or quarter brasses, locatedequally above and below a horizontal line drawn through thecenter of the axle. These three brasses are held solidly inposition in the box by two taper retaining keys upwardly. The side brasses, which are about 5 and 1J4 in. thick when new, are adjusted by means oftwo taper wedges of ample width and thickness to give asolid bea
. Railway mechanical engineer . 1-in. heat-treated bolts, instead ofthe usual cellar bolts, pulled tightly against the cellar tokeep the box parallel. The brasses are in three pieces, thetop or crown piece and two side or quarter brasses, locatedequally above and below a horizontal line drawn through thecenter of the axle. These three brasses are held solidly inposition in the box by two taper retaining keys upwardly. The side brasses, which are about 5 and 1J4 in. thick when new, are adjusted by means oftwo taper wedges of ample width and thickness to give asolid bearing on the box and also to withstand the heavythrusts imposed on them through the brasses. To take up wear at front and back, it is only necessary toloosen the retaining keys and force in the adjusting wedges,which move the quarter brasses forward toward the wedges and retaining keys are held in place by studs,nuts, lock nuts and cotters. The adjusting wedges have a %DnIteei for %Sfud RlTAINIt/O WFOOB ■Babbitt n. I ii] ^ \\y/A>,ii| \-\I ||iMv$\\ III ^T f? w^ AUUSTmO IVCDOE
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